KEY:
Available = Variable is available
X = Variable was collected, but is not available on this file
S = Variable was not collected, but similar information is available in other files. Refer to Domain information.
NS = Survey not conducted
NF = This file was not created

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The reinterview data indicated good reliability for both "month" and "year", but "year" was the most
reliable (gross difference rate (GDR) equals 9). Since "month" is more difficult to recall than
"year", item nonresponse was higher for "month" on the unedited mail data--in the 5 to 6 percent
range for the NSCG but less than one percent for the NSRCG.

General

This item is from the inventory of degree information maintained for each survey respondent.
SESTAT degree information comes from multiple sources. In some cases, it is
obtained directly from the survey questionnaire. In other cases, the degree information is obtained
from administrative information and is supplemented by survey-based data. The degree inventory
includes only awarded degrees - degrees with complete degree level and award date information.
For more information on the source of degree information in SESTAT or on the ways that the degree
information is displayed by SESTAT, click here.